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Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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  • ASRC, Boeing Land Engine Tech Research Contracts With USAF - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ASRC, Boeing Land Engine Tech Research Contracts With USAF

    Boeing and ASRC Federal have won separate contracts to perform research work on rocket engine technology for the U.S. Air Force, Space News reported Tuesday. Mike Gruss writes Boeing’s network and space systems unit received a $6.1 million contract and ASRC Federal secured a $3.6 million contract as part of the Air Force’s efforts to replace the Russian-made RD–180 engine for launching national security […] More

  • Adam Vincent: ThreatConnect Releases Updated Cybersecurity Intell Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Adam Vincent: ThreatConnect Releases Updated Cybersecurity Intell Platform

    ThreatConnect has refreshed its cybersecurity platform that works to help enterprise users analyze and address sophisticated threats to their business operations. The company said Tuesday it designed ThreatConnect 4.0 to allow security professionals and executives to view collected threat indicators on a single screen and compare key areas of security concern within an organization. “While we often refer […] More

  • Air Force Clears SpaceX's Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Clears SpaceX’s Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket

    The U.S. Air Force has certified a new version of the SpaceX-built Falcon 9 rocket for potential use in military satellite launch programs, Space News reported Monday. Mike Gruss writes the company upgraded Falcon 9 in a move to boost the launch vehicle’s thrust reaction force, improve its stage separation system and expand the upper stage […] More

  • FedRAMP Advocacy Group Proposes Overhaul of Govt Cloud Certification Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FedRAMP Advocacy Group Proposes Overhaul of Govt Cloud Certification Process

    A MeriTalk-formed industry advocacy group has developed a six-step plan that it believes the U.S. government should adopt to increase transparency and efficiency in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP Fast Forward said Monday it crafted the proposal in a move to encourage the federal government to implement a “do-once-use-many” approach to assess and […] More

  • IDC: SaaS Platform to Dominate Public Cloud Services Growth Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC: SaaS Platform to Dominate Public Cloud Services Growth Through 2019

    An International Data Corp. report forecasts public cloud services spending will increase to around $141 billion by 2019 from almost $70 billion last year, with software as a service to overtake other cloud computing service models. The public cloud-spend projection represents a compound annual growth rate of 19.4 percent and is nearly six times the projected CAGR for […] More

  • JFK Airport Launches Unisys-Built Face Recognition Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    JFK Airport Launches Unisys-Built Face Recognition Tech

    The Customs and Border Protection agency has collaborated with Unisys to implement facial scanner technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport in an effort to prevent U.S. entry of travelers with fake passports. Unisys said Monday the system is designed to capture photos of travelers’ faces and seeks to help CBP personnel compare those facial images with electronic passport […] More

  • Army Seeks LTE Wireless Tech Sources for WIN-T Increment 1 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks LTE Wireless Tech Sources for WIN-T Increment 1

    The U.S. Army has issued a request for information on the availability of a cellular transmission system that the military branch can integrate with its Warfighter Information Network-Tactical infrastructure. In a notice posted Jan. 14 on FedBizOpps, the Army said it is looking for potential sources of 4G LTE technology for WIN-T Increment 1 wireless data transport operations. The […] More

  • Air Force Puts Boeing KC-46A Through 1st Refueling Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Puts Boeing KC-46A Through 1st Refueling Flight Test

    The U.S. Air Force and Boeing on Sunday demonstrated a company-built KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft during an initial refueling test with an F-16 jet. Crews launched the KC-46A at Boeing Field airport in Seattle and worked to offload up to 1,600 pounds of fuel into the F-16 as both planes flew around 20,000 feet over Washington state, Boeing […] More

  • General Dynamics Hands 2nd TOTE 'Green' Containership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Hands 2nd TOTE ‘Green’ Containership

    TOTE Maritime has received a second liquefied natural gas-powered vessel from General Dynamics to support the operator’s cargo transportation operations. General Dynamics said Friday its NASSCO subsidiary delivered the Perla Del Caribe containership under a two-vessel contract that TOTE awarded to NASSCO in December 2012. TOTE accepted its first LNG-fueled cargo ship Isla Bella in October last year and uses the vessel […] More

  • Jeff Stevens: New Ensco Office to Support Australia Rail Sector Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jeff Stevens: New Ensco Office to Support Australia Rail Sector Clients

    Ensco has established a branch office in Perth, Australia, that will offer project delivery and support services to the Australian rail transport industry. The company said Wednesday it opened the new office in response to a growth of the firm’s railway maintenance planning technology and asset condition assessment offerings. Jeff Stevens, vice president of Ensco’s rail segment and Australian […] More

  • Croatia Picks Saab Tech for Coastal Border Monitoring - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Croatia Picks Saab Tech for Coastal Border Monitoring

    Saab has been awarded a contract to supply and install technology for Croatia to perform surveillance missions along the country’s maritime boundaries. The company will provide its CoastWatch coastal surveillance and border protection system to Croatia in an effort to help border police secure the country from potential intruders or threats, Saab said Wednesday. CoastWatch is designed to […] More